Tag: writing skills
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November 13, 2007 01:42 PM EST --
Sitting quietly on the wooden pew as the only person in a small darkened side room, Emma gave the impression that she was rehearsing the reading of her mother’s eulogy. Except that . . .
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June 03, 2009 03:45 AM EDT --
As your new member editor for the middle of the week's Writing Essentials, I'm looking forward to the opportunity to read some great writing and share what I know about the craft. Over time, . . .
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June 10, 2009 01:38 AM EDT --
Many of you know about my inadvertent slip-up. I sent a mass email out to everyone who's a member of WE when I meant to send it to my own group: Mindful Poetry . But the consequence . . .
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November 24, 2009 10:51 PM EST --
Earlier this month I wrote about the benefits of physical exercise on our brains, which would in turn positively affect our writing. I've found a great site that supports my premise and wanted to . . .
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June 24, 2009 02:52 AM EDT --
Last week Jim G . said, "I personally don't believe that writing, in any format, such as cinquains, should have "Rules" or "Guidelines" that must be followed... I don't need or want anyone telling . . .
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November 23, 2009 08:10 PM EST --
"I am dead serious, Tor," Frank said to his cousin, "Far and Mor were sitting at the kitchen table last night talking about money. That's when Far said he might make Auntie Märta . . .
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June 17, 2009 01:39 AM EDT --
A question was brought up with me privately about following the rules. Do you follow the rules? How do you decide which rules to skip or fudge? When you break a rule, how . . .
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July 22, 2009 02:28 AM EDT --
Is your writing true? Do you tell the truth or fudge on the details?
I write for newspapers--that is, I used to. Both of my papers informed me this month that they could no longer . . .
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November 10, 2009 11:47 PM EST --
This week has been a doozy for me and it's barely started. In fact, today I worked so intently on an application that I ignored the streaming sun, the heated air of at least 50 degrees, and . . .
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July 29, 2009 12:40 PM EDT --
Hey y’all. I’m here in the Crescent City writing on a public library computer . I tried to submit my column last night, on time, but a glitch in submissions with Gather . . .
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August 02, 2009 02:55 AM EDT --
I'm taking the following directly from the WE homepage . Then I'll add my own comments. There's been some confusion and frustration about articles not accepted at Gather Writing Essentials. . . .
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August 05, 2009 03:06 AM EDT --
I heard a report on the radio the other day about children learning to read at the age of two years. I wasn't impressed with the aspect of earliness for two reasons. One, I think early . . .
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September 02, 2009 03:55 AM EDT --
My kids have all returned to school now. A couple weeks ago I took my freshman daughter to Cottey College , an all-women's junior college eight hours away in Missouri. One of the . . .
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September 30, 2009 02:17 AM EDT --
Written communication over the centuries has changed such that we now have a close approximation of animated writing. This moving writing occurs on the Internet. Whereas we once spent . . .
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October 07, 2009 12:27 AM EDT --
After last week's column, a member of Gather Writing Essentials sent me a message lamenting her limited time to work on the prompts. I replied, " You'd be surprised at how the effect of taking . . .
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August 14, 2009 03:32 PM EDT --
Corrina Parr wrote a challenge for her group members and others to re-work an old poem.
I'm offering a few ideas on how to re-upholster your poem.
Delete every other line.
Cut off the . . .
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September 03, 2008 05:35 PM EDT --
My wife calls me the Grammar Nazi, and while I don't particularly appreciate the association with fascist regimes, I am rather strict about proper usage of the English language. A while back, I developed . . .
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January 24, 2009 08:06 AM EST --
Have you ever heard the adage, "Write like you talk?"
I've run across this bit of advice off and on during my career, whether it was in writing skills articles, or from colleagues who . . .
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July 01, 2009 03:16 AM EDT --
Femi Kuti performed at the Minnesota Zoo last night. King Sunny Adé opened the show. What struck me is the stage presence that Kuti commanded. He was not timid . . .
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July 08, 2009 02:26 AM EDT --
LM commented on my poetry blog saying, " this is what confuses me about poetry. [Your poem] “ Learning ” looked like nothing more than a short story that was broken up into short . . .
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